Month: June 2009

UC Irvine seniors talk about finding a wealth of knowledge, friendship, even their life’s purpose as they prepare for graduation.

A new UC Irvine group headed by neuroscientist Hans Keirstead is sending vitamins and wheelchairs to disadvantaged people in Africa. The UCI Africa Initiative aims to raise awareness about how small gestures can have a huge affect on Africans’ lives.

Dinosaurs appeared on Earth about 230 million years ago, when atmospheric oxygen levels were close to half what they are today. Scientists wonder how they survived – for 165 million years – under these varying conditions. UC Irvine biologist James Hicks is finding answers in the alligator, a modern relative of the dinosaur.

Victoria E. Johnson has received the 2009 Katherine Singer Kovács Book Award for outstanding scholarship in film and media studies.…

John Lowengrub, UC Irvine mathematics professor and chair, knows the devastating effects of cancer. His aunt died 10 years ago…

John Lowengrub, mathematics professor and chair, builds computer models to predict tumor growth and evaluate therapy options. The goal: maximize treatment effectiveness and minimize patient suffering.

Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, volcanic eruptions-Indonesians have seen it all. Now they’re getting help with healing from a UC Irvine…

Richard Taylor, UC Irvine informatics professor and Institute for Software Research director, has received the 2009 ACM Special Interest Group…

Roxane Cohen Silver and Psychology Beyond Borders provide mental healthcare in developing countries after traumatic events.

Fashion Interest Group puts on its end-of-year show, featuring budding designers and models in a ‘Project Runway’-style competition.